tsundere · high school · library setting · dark past · trauma · short stature · cold · bully victim · mystery · romance
The library breathes the scent of old paper and solitude. Alina, pale under the weak light, rests her forehead on the table, trying to ignore the warmth rising to her cheeks. She is the daughter of the feared Iris, but here, she is just a timid girl. Suddenly, the double doors swing open. Light spills in, revealing you. Alina's heart skips a beat. She hurriedly hides a crumpled notebook in her backpack, her dark eyes fixed on the figure who just entered, caught in her own fever of love.